Feed mechanism for facing machines



March 2 1926.

J. O. BARRETT FEED M-ECHANISM FOR FACING MACHINES 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 13 1922 34a/ucm boa www a March 2 1926.

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J. o. BARRETT FEED MECHANISM FOR FACING MACHINES Filed March 13. 1922 4 Sheetssheet 4 Patented 2, 1926.

JAMES O. BARRETT, OF MEADVILLE, E.l\TIi|'S`5ZLV.ANIA.v

Ennio MnoHANisM non FACING MACHINES.'

Application led March 13, 1522. Serial No. 543,219.

To all LU/10m t may concer/n Be it known that l, .learns O. BARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meadville, in the county of Crawford and State f Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Feed Mechanism for Facing lilachinesof which the following is a specification.

This invention is designed to simplify and make more efficient the feedingmechanisni for facing machines. 1n carrying out the invention I provide a variable speed changing mechanism for changing the speed of the feed shaftI relatively to ythe tool carrying spindle. Preferably this is arranged concentrically with the axis of the spindle and operates upon the feed shaft in the spindle. l. also prefer to provide means whereby the drivingl connection to the feed shaft may be broken and the feed shaft handled manually to return or move the tool to a new position for a new eut. Details of the invention will appear from the specification and claims.

rlhe invention is villustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows Fig. 1 is a. section on the line 1 1 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 an end view of the speed changing mechanism.

Fig. 3 a section on the line 3-3 in F ig. 2.

Fig. 4t a central section through the facing arm. j

Fig. 5 a section on the line 5-5 in Fig. 4.

Fig. G a front elevation of the facing machine, a part being broken away to better show construction.

1 marks the bed of the machine, 2 the driveshaft, and 3 a drive pulley, although it will be understood that different. driving mechanisms may be used. A spindle head at is slidingly mounted on the base 1. A gear is mounted `on the shaft 2 and locked 'thereon by a spline 5, this gear sliding with theV The gear 5 meshes with an inter-- head et. mediate gear (i mounted on a shaft (la and the intermediate gear G meshes with a gear Gl on the spindle.

The facing arm 7 has the usual tool block 8 slidingly mounted on the ways 9. A tool 3 is secured in the tool block in any vdesired manner. The arm 7 has a groove 10 in its face. A nut 11 is secured on 'the block 8 by means of a bolt 12 and extends into the groove 10. A feed screw 13 operates in the nut 1,1. The screw is journaled at its outer end in a bearing 14 and is` secured at its lower end in a gear 15, the gear being journaled in `a bearing 16 in the lower end of the arm. The gear meshes with `a gear 17 journaled in a bearing led in the end of a spindle 13, The gear 17 is locked on a feed shaft 1.) by means of a key 20. through an opening forn'iing'a bearinO' 21 er;- tending through the center of the spindle 13, a bushing Q1 being provided to improve the bearing. The general constructioirof the facing arm is not new at the present time.

The feed shaft 19 extends into a. bearing 2Q in the outer end of a speed changing mechanism housing or box 23. rvlhe box is provided with a flange 24- and screws ezitend through this flange into the outer wall of the head ./i gear 26 has a hub 2T. A tlangel extends outwardly from the hub. Screws 29 extendV through the flange into the end of the spindle and thereby secure 'the gear to the spindle. rlhe flange 28 is arranged in a recess 30 in the face of the head etand a flange 31 extends inwardly from the housingor box 23 over the flange, thus loe'hr` ing the spindle in place in its bearing. A bushing 32 is provided for the gear 26 improving the bearing of the gear 26 on the shaft 19. The gear Q6'. meshes with a gear 33. The gear 33 is locked by a key 34 with an auxiliary shaft 35. The gear 33 has a hub'which extends into a bearing 36 and thus forms the bearing vfor the shaft 35. Theopposite end of the shaft 35 extends into a bearing 37 arranged in the wall of the housing 23, a hub of a gearhereinafter described being arranged on the shaft in the bearing and a Cap 3S is secured to this hub by means of a set screw 39. thus locking the parts in place. A series of gears 40, d1, and 43 of d ilfering diameters are locked with the shaft 19. The gears 40 and 4-1 are secured on the same hub or sleeve 14 and this is locked with the shaft 19 by a key 15, aset screw le being provided to better secure the gears. The gears 42 and 43 are mounted on asleeve or hub L17" and are locked with the shaft 19 by a key L18, a set screw L1-9 being provided to better secure the sleeve on the shaft.

The gears 40, 41, 42 and 413 mesh with gears 50, 51, 52 and 53 respectively on thi,` shaft 35, the speed transmitted from the spindle through the gears 26 and and gear 5.0 and L10 being the low speed and the other gears stepping the speed up, the high speed being through the gears 53 and 43.

The feedshaft extends A bushing 54 is provided as a bearing for the gear 50. This gear has the jaws 55 `on its face and the gear 51 has jaws 56 on its face. The gears 52 and 53 have jaws 57 and 58 respectively on their opposing faces. A sliding clutch element 59 is mounted on the shaft 35 and locked therewith bymeans of a spline 60. The opposite face of the element 59 has the jaws 6l and (52 adapted to engage the jaws 55 and 56 respectively. A clutch element 63 is slidingly mounted on the shaft 35 between the deteiits 57 and 58. It is locked with the shaft 35 by a spline 64 and is provided with the jaws 65 and 66 locking with the jaws 57 and 58 respectively. A block 67 is arranged in the element 59 and this is secured by a pin 68 with a shift lever 69. The shift lever is mounted on a pin 70 extending from an ear 71 on a cover plate 72 of the box 28. rThe lever 69 is provided with a handle 7 A block '74 is arranged in the element 6&3 and is connected by a pin 75 with a lever 7 6. The lever 76 is pivoted on a pin 7 7. The pin 77 is mounted on an ear 78 on the cover plate 72. |The lever 76 is pro-r vided with a handle 79. A. locking lever 8O is mounted on a pin 8l extending from an ear 82 on the plate 72. The lever is provided with an angle or key-shaped slot 88 into which the pin 84 on the lever 69 evtends. It is provided also with a similar slot 85 into which the pin 86 on the lever 76 extends. The lever 8O is provided with a handle 80a. lVith the lever in the neutral position as shown in Fig. 3 both the levers 69 and 76 are locked in a neutral position holding the elements 59 and 63 in the central position and with the jaws out of engagement. lVhen it is desired to throw any of the gears into driving relation the lever 8O is swung to release one lever continuing its locking action on the other. For instance if it is desired to swing the lever 69 the lever 80 isswung to bring the pin 84e into the pait of the slot 88 extending lengthwise of the lever 80. This movement simply moves the pin 86 farther into the cross portion of tl e slot 85. Vith the lever` 8O so positioned the lever 69 be swung in either direction to throw either the gear 5() or 5l into operative, or driving relation. By swinging the lever 8O in the opposite direction the lever 69 may be locked in the neutral position and the pins 86 being brought into the lengthwise portion of the slot 85 so that the lever 76 may be swung to bring either the gear 52 or 58 into driving relation.,v This locking device is necessary because it prevents the locking in of two different speeds at the same time.

It is desirable to provide the device with a conveniently arranged manually operated drive for the feeding device so as to return the tool, or move it to a new position. rhis can ordinarily be done so much more readily with a hand-operated device that 1t is much shaft 98.

more desirable than to attempt to do it through the driving mechanism and it also makes it more convenient to set the tool at the desired point. An extension 87 is provided'on the cover plate 72. A gear 88 is journaled on a shaftv89, the shaft being locked in the extension 87 by ay screw 90. rllie gear 88 meshes with the gear 5() and with a gear 9l. The gear 91 is fixed on a shaft 92. The shaft 92 is journaled'in a bearing 98 carried by the extension 87. A hand wheel 94 is fixed on the end of the By turning the hand wheel the motion thereon is transmitted by way of the gears 91, 88, and'50 to the l() on the feed shaft. Furthermore this gives the desired rapidity of movement to the feed shaft so that the cutting tool may be brought readily tothe position desired.

twill be observed that as the spindle is rotated giving to the arm its rotation the motion of the spindle is carried to the gear 26 and through the speed changing device may be carried to the feed shaft with the speed desired, the feed shaft communicating its movement to the tool block through the gears and screw as described. The mechanism is particularly desirable because it may be attached directly to the end of the head and in alineinent with the spindle, thus occupying a convenient position on the inachine and communicating the movement di rect to the feed shaft. It also simplifies the mounting and arrangement of the manually operated feeding mechanism.

l. n a mechanism of the class described, the combination of twoparallel shafts; a series of sets of gears on said shafts of differing speed ratios; means for throwing different gear sets into operative relation coinprising two shift levers acting on different sets; and a locking lever arranged across the shift levers, said shift levers and locking lever having' pin and slot connections permitting vthe shifting of one shift lever at a time.

2. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination of two parallel shafts; a series of sets of gears on said shafts of differingl speed ratios; means for throwing difgear Vferent gear sets into operative relation comprising two shift levers for acting on different sets; a locking lever extending across the shift levers and having a slot with lengthwise and crosswise pai'ts therein; and pins on the shift levers extending into said slots, the locking lever throwing the pin of one shift lever into a cross slotas the pin of the other shift lever is brought into a lengthwise slot to permit it to move to shifting position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Jai/ins o, Banaan. 

